The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-31
APPETIZERS,

"Oh, how was the gamer" was the anxious cry
Toa couple OF men as they passed by.
One turned and smiled as he said "Oh, finel
Twas as good as glass of the mellowest wine"
While the other said with scowl aud sheer,
THE meanest game have seen this yearl''
They passed along and the questioner said,
As his fat sides shook and his face grew red:
"There are many men of many minds;
There are many bets of many kinds;
"But, though men and wagers disagree,
The mind and purse are in sympathy"
Judson-Got behind with your rent, you
say? Timpkins-Yes. Judson-What is
it owing to? Timpkins-My landlord.
Wife-In the game of lawn tennis, my
dear, what is the most difficult thing to ac-
Quire2 Husband-the lawn.-Puck.
"What is a masked ball2" asked good
looking lady. "a charitable institution
for ladies Of plain features" was the reply.
"Well, has your visit TO the seaside had
the desired effect, madam?' "Oh, yes, doc
tor; one of my daughters has become en-
gagged"
A young man named Darling lives in
Brixton, and when anyone calls him in the
street every young lady near bushes and
locks around, gently saying: Ssh, sh!'
"Those birds flying over yonder are
aquatic birds, suppose?' asked the young
man in the seal-brown suit of the captain
of the steamer. mo, they amt" was the
scornful reply. "Them's ducks"
a. jeremiah, did you bring that hunk of
oleomargaIine from town with your" ia
qUired Farmer Goshen. ayes, father"
"Well, jis drop it inter the churn and call
out the summer boarders.-Exchange.
81 shall find gnother channel for my ar
ticle," wrote the author of rejected con-
trlbution. 'That's night was the answer
of the courteous editor; "the British chan
mel would be an excellent place for it."
A lady in Birmingham wrote to lady
a week with her. Among other induce
ments held out she offered this: You
can sit at my front window and see several
funerals go by every DAY.
''Can you spare 8 trihe for poor blind
G @a1T &C.. why hang t. yo9 look as II you
en- only begging in the place of my blind
friend, who has no time for himself, as his
daughter is getting married to-day"
President Cleveland-"Dan, which club
is going to beat here in the game to day
the New Yorks or the New Orleaus?' La
mont-"Can't tell, the best club, L sup
pose" OleVeldDO-'h hH6 ell UObu uCdb,
Dan; we can't afford to have any sectional
superiority at this stage of the game"
Sarcasticus and his wife don't agree very
we'll. The other morning he discovere1
that she had appropriated his only neck
tie. Sarcasticus-What are you wearing
my only cravat for? Mrs. S-Because |
haven't any of my own. Sarcastus GLOON
ilyEOh, 1 seeI 1t is the only tie there is
between Us.
"Tbe planks in political platform, my
son, should be so drawn as to please your
own party and iDjure your antagonists :
"That is TO say. they should be so worded
as 10 deceive both sidesi"
Eyes, that WIS the idea I had in my
mind. boston Transcript.
Patrick, do you know that you talk too
much?"
"0i DO sor."
"Well, If you'd make it an unvsryiDg
rule to keep your mouth shut, don't you
think you'd get along better?'
Faith, sor, Ord s.airuv to death, sor. p
Washington Critic.
New York man Ito Rhode Island MANI
what is the effect OF the prohibitory law in
your State?
Rhode Island man-It promotes pede-
strisnism.
New York man-How is that2
Rhode Island man-Everybody walks q
mile or two into Connecticut for his
drinks Exchange.